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Bontle Bopape

Bontle Bopape

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction South Africa, 2018
Language(s) English
Office(s) Johannesburg
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Overview

Bontle Bopape is a Banking & Finance, Projects and Energy lawyer in Fasken's Johannesburg office. She advises lenders such as banks, development finance institutions (DFIs), financial institutions on complex financing transactions across South Africa and the broader African market. Her practice focuses on project finance, infrastructure finance, renewable energy finance, leveraged finance and acquisition finance, refinancing transactions and debt restructurings.

In addition to her banking and practice, Bontle has experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, black economic empowerment (BEE) transactions, and general corporate and commercial matters.

Bontle combines strong technical expertise with a deep understanding of her clients' commercial objectives, enabling them to execute transaction efficiently while managing legal and regulatory risk.

Experience

  • Enel Green Power reaches financial close on three wind power projects of a combined capacity of 330MW, [Deal - Lenders], Portfolio project financing for the construction, operation and maintenance of 3 wind farms with a combined capacity of 330MW.
  • CPV 1 Touwsrivier solar plant refinancing, [Deal - Lenders], Fasken advised the Lenders in respect of the refinancing of a Concentrated Solar Power project, the CPV 1 Touwsrivier solar plant which was developed pursuant to the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Producer Programme (REIPPPP).

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of South Africa
  • B Comm, Law University of Witwatersrand

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa 2018 to present

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